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Injured Bellerin drops out of Spain Under-21 squad

Arsenal fullback Hector Bellerin has dropped out of Spain's Under-21 squad to face Austria due to injury.

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The defender felt some discomfort after Sunday's gruelling north London derby against Tottenham and will return to the capital to undergo treatment.

OFICIAL | @javiermanquillo suple a @HectorBellerin en la concentración de la @SeFutbol Sub-21 #U21EURO pic.twitter.com/KyTrEXbZ09

— Selección Española (@SeFutbol) November 9, 2016

He has been replaced in the squad by Sunderland's Javier Manquillo, with La Roja looking to secure their spot in this summer's European Championships.